India win the Champions Trophy!
Rohit’s cultural shift as captain, IND won’t get credit for this incredible team, & the importance of pace variation to spinners
India win the Champions Trophy!
Rohit’s cultural shift as captain, Patel’s importance as a non-superstar, & IND won’t get credit for this incredible team.
India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets to win the Champions Trophy. ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando writes about their indomitable spin quartet, New Indian Express’ Swaroop Swaminathan details the cultural change of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, & Cricket.com’s Hardik Worah praises India’s match-winning, non-superstar Axar Patel.
Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber writes that India would have won anywhere but the win will be questioned in Dubai, BBC’s Matthew Henry wonders if the ICC’s practices will grow apathy towards the international game, & The Tribune’s Pradeep Magazine imagines an alternate world where India won to Pakistani cheers in Pakistan - based on his experiences in the 90s and 00s!
The ICC will start courting different sponsors for the Men’s and Women’s tournaments from this year onwards, while Kate Cross thinks the one-sided Ashes may have affected the popularity of Women’s cricket in England.
Harry Brook has pulled out of the IPL again, potentially triggering a ban. Economic Times’ Javed Farooqui talks to PBKS co-owner Mohit Burman about the economics of the league, while India’s Health Ministry has told the IPL to ban tobacco and alcohol proxy ads.
Should spinners use pace variations more often?
The importance of pace variation to spinners, Kerala cricket’s history, & Konstas’ next steps.
Cricket and Stuff’s Harigovind S has an analysis of whether pace variation is an important tool for the world’s top spinners, using recent IPL data.
New Indian Express’ Akshay Lal SA traces the history of cricket in Kerala, and where they go now after making (and losing) the Ranji final.
Sydney Morning Herald’s Daniel Brettig analyses Sam Konstas’ latest outing in Australian domestic cricket to understand how the batter can make it back to the national team.
The Hindu’s Amol Karhadkar talks to Shane Watson about keeping fit, playing in the Masters League, and his time in the IPL.
Sportstar’s Lavanya Lakshminarayanan talks to Afghanistan Women’s cricketer Firooza Amiri about life in exile in Australia.
The Guardian’s Matt Hughes talks to Jonathan Goldstein - who co-owns the Trent Rockets after The Hundred sales - about the exciting opportunity in cricket.
Fleming fronts up
Fleming on bowling, Southee on NZ’s consistency at ICC tournaments, & tracing Vidarbha’s Ranji journey.
Bowlers Union’s Keith Barker & Chris Wright go in depth with Damien Fleming on the art of bowling.
ESPNcricinfo’s Yash Jha talks to Tim Southee about how New Zealand keep producing deep runs in ICC tournaments.
Never on the Backfoot’s Neha Shetty talks to Indian Express’ Lalith Kalidas to trace Vidarbha’s journey to Ranji Trophy glory this year. [Apple Podcasts]